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Witnesses to the Faith in Spain
Martyred Missionary Oblates
Religious persecution in Spain during the 1930’s reached its high point at the outbreak of the civil war, 1936-1939.
Most numerous among the victims were members of religious communities: 2,365 altogether. Among them are numbered 22 Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate: Fr. Francisco Esteban, Provincial, Fr. Vicente Blanco, Superior of the Scholasticate and most of the young Oblate students, whose ages ranged from 18 to 26. “What a joy to die as a martyr!” Wrote one of them shortly before being ordained priest. “We know that you killing us because we are Catholics and Religious. That we are. My companions and I forgive you from the bottom of our hearts. Long live Christ the King!” (Fr. Provincial). Murdered along with them was a committed layman, the father of a family.
We have requested the Congregation of the Cause of the Saints that our Spanish Martyrs be beatified during the 150th death anniversary of our Founder St. Eugene De Mazenod. It appears that the most probable date of the beatification would be in the year 2011 in Madrid.
In this June 2010 there is ‘’Congress of the Consultants’ To examine (and approve) the Cause. Therefore it is very important moment for us all. Please pray and let others pray for this intention. Thank you very much. Prayer To ask for graces and favors through the intercession of these Servants of God
Jesus, our Savior, you said that whoever loses his life for your sake will save it. We ask you today through the Oblate Martyrs of Spain to whom you gave the strength to die to profess their faith in you. Demonstrate their heroic witness even more clearly. Grant that the Church may recognize them as true Christian martyrs.
And grant to us the particular grace which we ask of you through their intercession, if it is for the greater glory of God, the unity of the Church and for our own sanctification.
Mary Immaculate, Mother of Mercy, intercede for us with your Son, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
(Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be) For more information, write to: OMI Postulation, Via Aurelia 290 / 00165 Roma, tel. +39 06398 771. E-mail: martinez@omigen.org To learn more about this and other Oblate causes, visit: Web: http://www.omipostulationen.weebly.com Blog:http://martiresomimadrid.blogspot.com
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